Buckwheat porridge

1 cup whole buckwheat

2 cups water

Toasting your buckwheat in a frying pan (with a spoonful of butter if you like) will stop it becoming as soft, but I like my porridge soft anyway. I put it in the crock pot with 1:2 grain to water (more water if you're cooking it longer), and add dried fruit and spices. The great thing about dried fruit is it doesn't have to be out in at the start- you can basically just bung it in anytime. You can add cocoa in the pot, and serve it with milk if you want. All your normal (or unusual) sweeteners of course.

The first time I tried it I added cinnamon, cardamom, cranberries, raisins, gojis, and nuts and sweetened it with applesauce. Lacked that je ne sais quois... great texture though. I think it did need a little milk.

I've also tried it with mixed dried fruit, fruit juice and a chopped banana. It's not bad. I will say for some reason after easting buckwheat I remain hungry, and am ravenous after two hours, even when having it with fruit. Maybe it's low GI? Maybe I digest it slowly? Whatever the reason, I can happily eat another full meal shortly afterwards.